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Telcentris Offers White Label Managed Wholesale VoIP Platform
December 20, 2010 - 11:03 PM - Telcentris, a vendor of cloud communications products, has announced the availability of its white label product, which company officials describe as "an end-to-end managed wholesale VoIP enablement platform that offers customers a complete suite of services and robust back-end infrastructure."

Google Offers A Call From Santa Via Google Voice
December 17, 2010 - 6:15 PM - According to the December 9, 2010 Google Blog email, arents can arrange for Santa to call their children with personalized calls with Google Voice, accordingto industry observer Alex Sharp.

Overall VoIP Spending Anticipated to Increase by 2014
December 17, 2010 - 1:31 PM - In a recent research report by In-Stat entitled, "U.S. Business Spending by Size of Business and Vertical, 2009-2014: Business IP Communications" indicated that application-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) spending might increase nearly 60 percent by 2014.

Small Business VoIP: Aretta Offers White Label Product
December 17, 2010 - 1:20 PM - Are communications moving to the cloud? Aretta Communications believes this is the case and as a newer company to this space enjoying widespread success, they are in a position to know what is coming.

Baldwin Telecom Selects Calix E7 for Broadband Stimulus Project
December 17, 2010 - 1:12 PM - Broadband Stimulus award winner, Baldwin Telecom, Inc. (BTI), selected the Calix E7 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) to bring advanced broadband services to Troy, Wis.

FeatureTel Chosen by Pharma Communications Agency for Business VoIP Services
December 17, 2010 - 9:59 AM - Strategic Pharma Solutions is a communications company that focuses on serving pharmaceutical professionals. The company recently announced that it has chosen VoIP business phone services provider FeatureTel to provide telecom services for its growing Triangle-based business.

GVOC Launches Affordable Web Conferencing Software for Enterprises
December 16, 2010 - 2:50 PM - To address the issues associated with the available web conferencing solutions, a new web conferencing software company is going to launch its offering. Global Virtual Opportunities (GVO), a company that provides Web Conferencing Software announced the pre-launch of its GVO Conference (GVOC). Initiated for benefiting the enterprises who want to leverage a new business opportunity, the pre-launch will be followed by a product-only launch phase in near future.

TelePacific's VoIP Service SmartVoice Available with Ethernet over Copper Deployments
December 16, 2010 - 9:51 AM - Voice and data services can potentially improve the quality of life of people. TelePacific Communications, the California-based CLEC providing integrated voice and data telecommunications services to the small and medium-sized business (SMB) customer segment in California and Nevada, confirmed the availability of its SmartVoice services with Ethernet over Copper deployments.

ATCOM Achieves Highest Ranking Among Small Business VoIP Suppliers
December 15, 2010 - 11:08 AM - According to Triangle Business Journal's annual List of Telecommunications Equipment Suppliers, ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions has been named as one of the top telecommunications equipment suppliers in the Triangle. As a communication solutions provider, ATCOM was selected on the basis of the number of employees in its organization.

Businesses Increase Migration to VOIP and IP PBX
December 13, 2010 - 10:13 AM - In the high-tech industry, most of the small and large scale companies want to adopt technologies that could cut their investment cost on business operation. According to research from IT analyst firm, AMI-Partners, growth is forecasted in the VOIP market among small and medium-size businesses.

Switch to Feature-Loaded and Cost Effective VoIP Predicted for Small Businesses
December 10, 2010 - 11:28 AM - AMI-Partners, the well known research firm, specializing in SMBs, came up with the 2010 VoIP Update which forecast growth in the VoIP market among small and medium businesses (SMBs) with most of the small and medium enterprises seeming to consider that VoIP will become critical component of their business operations in the upcoming years.

GENBAND Unveils a Web-based Showcase Displaying Latest Web Conferencing Applications
December 8, 2010 - 1:41 PM - Developer of IP infrastructure and service solutions GENBAND unveiled a Web-based showcase called GENApps. Service providers and end-users can have a first-hand look at the latest applications designed to improve business collaboration and productivity, such as unique point-to-point video and web conferencing capabilities.

Toshiba America Information Systems, LEAF Enter Vendor Finance Program to Make VoIP Business Telephone Solutions Accessible
December 7, 2010 - 1:29 PM - Branded as Toshiba Telecom Finance, the program will provide Authorized Toshiba Dealers a comprehensive lease finance offering designed to make Toshiba VoIP business telephone solutions more accessible to their small to medium business customer base.

IP Telephony Solution Provider GVT Receives Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award
December 3, 2010 - 3:05 PM - Global Village Telecom (GVT), a Brazil-based broadband and fixed telephony company, has been presented with Frost & Sullivan's Latin America 2010 Best Practices Award. This award recognizes GVT's accomplishments in the Data Communications Market.

Cypress Communication's Commitment to Innovation Wins Laurels from TMC
December 2, 2010 - 2:24 PM - Cypress Communications is no stranger to awards and its unified communications service has continued to win accolades for excellence and innovation. Adding to its long list of achievements, it announced that TMC, a global integrated marketing company, has named the company's hosted unified communications solution, C4 IP, as a recipient of its 2010 Unified Communications Excellence Award. This is Cypress' 31st award for excellence and product innovation.

Davinci Virtual Expands Line of Virtual Office Services
December 1, 2010 - 1:37 PM - In order to meet the requirements of clients more effectively, Davinci Virtual, a provider of global virtual office solutions, has expanded its portfolio by adding new products to its turnkey virtual office solution.

Clear2there Achieves Expansion via New Reseller Distribution Agreements
December 1, 2010 - 11:20 AM - Clear2there, Inc., said it has achieved a major expansion in its sales channels, thanks to new distribution agreements with two companies - Jenne Distributors and KGP Logistics. The two companies are both distributors of telecommunications, security and data products, says Clear2there in a company press release. They supply thousands of resellers across the United States.

On-site Service Teams for UK Small Businesses Launched by XLN Telecom
November 29, 2010 - 1:37 PM - XLN Telecom is an independent supplier of business phone lines, call packages and broadband to UK SMEs. The company launched an on-site service team to assist small business owners with a wide range of technology needs that range from installing new or repairing damaged phone sockets to setting up broadband routers or PC networks.

D-Link Intros Web Smart Switches
November 24, 2010 - 8:02 AM - D-Link, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband, wireless, data/voice communications and converged digital connectivity solutions for the business and digital home customer, unveiled its DES-1210 and DGS-1210 Series switches ideal for SMBs seeking enterprise level functionality. These newly introduced switches come with advanced security features, bandwidth management functions, and VLAN Support.

WhichVoIP.com Launches Small Business VoIP Community on TMCnet
November 22, 2010 - 9:07 AM - Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) today announced that the Small Business VoIP community, sponsored by WhichVoIP.com, has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet global online community program.

WhichVoip.com Passes the 2 Million Visitor Milestone
November 19, 2010 - 3:48 PM - Each year, a growing number of enterprises, SMBs and consumers ditch their legacy phone systems to embrace business and residential VoIP solutions, which can offer greater reliability, flexibility and cost savings compared to traditional landline options. However, as the demand for VoIP continues to grow, more providers seem to enter the market every day, making it difficult for consumers and business leaders to wade through the catalog of offerings to know which solution is right for them.

The Business Case for VoIP for SMBs
November 19, 2010 - 3:46 PM - When looking for ways to save money without sacrificing the tools needed to provide excellent customer service, it's becoming increasingly common for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to consider switching from traditional phone systems to VoIP.

WhichVoIP.com Offers Educational Resources and Tools for Small Business Managers Considering VoIP
November 19, 2010 - 3:39 PM - Small business owners and managers considering the switch to VoIP service from traditional phone systems are often left scratching their heads over the sheet number of providers and options. Making the smartest choice can seem like a daunting task, with extensive amounts of research required.

InterCall, Sprint Offer Integrated Conferencing Enablement Solution
October 15, 2010 - 8:46 AM - InterCall, a subsidiary of West Corporation and dealer in conference communications, announced a partnership with Sprint through which they are planning to offer Integrated Conferencing Enablement (ICE), an IP audio conferencing enablement solution that enables direct connection with InterCall's conferencing services by leveraging Sprint's Tier-1 IP and wireless networks.

Kynetx Integrates with Twilio
October 14, 2010 - 11:03 AM - Kynetx, a provider of the first development platform for creating cross-platform, event-driven applications, signed an agreement with Twilio Cloud Communications, a provider of Web-service API for businesses to build scalable, reliable communication applications, to integrate its platform into the Twilio API.

8x8 and Polycom Offer IP Telephony Solutions to VoIP Subscribers
October 14, 2010 - 10:31 AM - 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGHT), provider of cloud communications and computing solutions, has announced its partnership agreement with Polycom, Inc., a global provider of unified communications. Polycom's IP telephony and conferencing solutions can now be offered to 8x8 Virtual Office hosted VoIP subscribers.

Davinci Virtual Offices Allow SMBs to Avoid 10 Percent Rate Hike
October 14, 2010 - 9:06 AM - Davinci Virtual is a leading virtual staffing, virtual office, and virtual communications solutions provider. Davinci's Virtual Offices solutions and telephone answering services are proving to be the most popular solutions available, enabling small and mid-sized businesses to stay on budget in spite of British Telecom's 10 percent hike in October.

Panasonic Leads in Small Business Phone Systems
October 13, 2010 - 3:38 PM - The first half of calendar year 2010 belonged to Panasonic System Networks Company of America, which announced the achievement of first place in the small business telephone market. According to a latest market research, the company continued to lead the market for the first half of calendar year 2010. The information was released by the Parsippany, NJ-based information technology market research firm, T3i Group, in September of this year.

Several Virtualization Projects with Healthcare Industry Customers Implemented
October 8, 2010 - 10:04 AM - Beijing PowerUnique Technology is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China VoIP & Digital Telecom (CVDT). It announced that the company and its alliance system integrators have recently signed many data center virtualization project agreements, including the Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Beijing CAAC Affiliated Hospital and the Children's Hospital of the Capital Institute for Pediatrics.

AT&T's Synapse Telephone System Meets the Needs of Small Businesses
October 8, 2010 - 9:38 AM - Advanced American Telephones manufactures AT&T-branded telephones under a license agreement with AT&T Intellectual Property. The company announced that the Synapse business phone system has added a lot more flexibility and options for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the launch of the Analog Terminal Adaptor accessory. Responding to its customer demand, the ATA connects to the Synapse system, that's gives users more features, such as overhead paging functionality, ability to use external hold music, the option for group voicemail boxes and support for analog devices, such as fax machines.

eZuce Introduces EZ Partner Program and Benefits to Accelerate Access to openUC
October 7, 2010 - 1:57 PM - Ronco Communications & Electronics, Inc. is an integrator of communications products and services, with a strong focus on IP communications and unified technologies.

Canadian Distributor Gentek Signed by TalkSwitch
October 7, 2010 - 10:33 AM - Gentek has been appointed as an official distributor for Canada by TalkSwitch. The Canadian market will be expanded by Gentek. SMB resellers will be delivered the award-winning TalkSwitch IP PBX phone systems by Gentek.

RADVISION Debuts SCOPIA XT1000 SMB Solution
October 7, 2010 - 9:49 AM - Catering to the communication requirements of small and medium businesses, RADVISION has started shipping the SCOPIA XT1000 SMB solution.

UBL and Toktumi: Small Businesses Now have 411, Directory Search Engine Visibility
October 7, 2010 - 9:27 AM - Small or home-based businesses using alternate phone services will now have 411 and directory search engine visibility, according to a joint announcement made by UniversalBusinessListing.org, a leading provider of business identity management, search engine submission and directory submission services, and Toktumi, Inc., the creator of the Line2 iPhone App.

ClickSoftware Adds New Features to its ServiceTycoon Application
October 6, 2010 - 5:10 PM - ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd., a provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions has enhanced its ServiceTycoon software to help small and mid-size service businesses deliver a high-touch customer experience with minimal cost and effort.

Qualcomm Pulls the Plug on FLO TV
October 6, 2010 - 3:29 PM - It has always been an interesting phenomenon that TV viewing was being pushed out to phones and other mobile devices when so many users had large screen, high-definition viewing options at home. And, with technologies like TiVo and On-Demand viewing, why watch something on-the-go at a size that truly limits the experience

Sydney's Symbio Chooses to ENTICE Customers with VoIP Options
October 6, 2010 - 11:10 AM - Sydney, Australia-based Symbio Networks provides managed and wholesale Voice over IP (VoIP) services based on the Stratus Telecommunications ENTICE (Emerging Networks Telecommunications Infrastructure Control Environment) Session Border Controller (E-SC) and the ENTICE Class 5 server.

Vennetics Debuts Moozler OneAPI Service
October 6, 2010 - 9:07 AM - Vennetics, a provider of telecommunication and IT application solutions, announced the launch of the world's first GSM association OneAPI service, Moozler.

ShoreTel Emphasizes Business Communications Should Be 'Brilliantly Simple'
October 6, 2010 - 7:18 AM - Let the anti-complexity movement begin! That was the opening salvo from Kevin Gavin, vice president of marketing at ShoreTel, during his keynote presentation Tuesday afternoon at ITEXPO in Los Angeles.

Cbeyond Speaks on Bundled Services at ITEXPO
October 5, 2010 - 1:54 PM - Cbeyond, Inc., a provider of business IT and communications services to more than 53,000 small businesses across the country, will present at ITEXPO West 2010 in Los Angeles on a panel entitled, "The Importance of Bundling: Creating Stickiness" on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 9:30 a.m. PDT.

ITEXPO: Merger Results in Free Phones and New Hosted Voice Features
October 5, 2010 - 1:33 PM - MegaPath, Inc., an end-to-end communications networks provider restructured after the MegaPath-Speakeasy-Covad merger, announced today, at ITEXPO West, its limited-time free Cisco SPA 303-3 IP phone promotion. New customers purchasing unlimited or global Hosted Voice calling plans, with a minimum of five lines, will receive IP phones for all employees. As part of MegPath's post-merger integration, it is offering common products, pricing and promotions across all three company websites.

8x8 Introduces Virtual Office Pro 2.0 at ITEXPO
October 5, 2010 - 10:24 AM - 8x8, Inc., used ITEXPO West this week in Los Angeles as the venue at which to introduce version 2.0 of its Virtual Office Pro.

TelePacific Communications Completes Acquisition of O1 Communications
October 4, 2010 - 12:12 PM - TelePacific announced that it received regulatory approval and completed the acquisition of the SMB customer base and various network assets of O1 communications (O1).

ITEXPO Exhibitors InPhonex, Ringio Deliver Virtual PBX Functionality to SMB Market
October 4, 2010 - 9:15 AM - Small- and medium-size businesses will now have access to PBX features and functionalities - an offer previously available only for large enterprises - due to a new partnership between InPhonex and Ringio. Both companies will introduce this new service at ITEXPO, which is being held Oct. 4 to 6, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

ITEXPO Sponsor 8x8 Announces Release of Virtual Office Pro 2.0
October 4, 2010 - 9:03 AM - 8x8 Inc. "Nasdaq:EGHT", provider of cloud communications and computing solutions, has announced the release of "8x8 Virtual Office Pro 2.0," an upgraded edition of its award-winning hosted unified communications offering with improvements designed to further enhance the productivity and mobility advantages of this powerful web-based solution.

Small Business Social Media Expectations Changing
October 4, 2010 - 8:18 AM - Possibly due to spending caution caused by the economy, small businesses seem to have reduced spending on Internet-based tools and media over the last year or so, a study sponsored by Network Solutions has found.

Acme Packet Now Qualified to Provide Microsoft Office Communications Services
October 1, 2010 - 1:00 PM - Acme Packet, a leading session border control solutions provider, recently announced that it has achieved the interoperability qualification with Microsoft Communications Server 2007 R2.

Central and Eastern Europe Achieve Increasing Growth in Telecom Market
October 1, 2010 - 11:49 AM - Frost & Sullivan, a research firm that analyzes a number of market sectors including mobile and telecommunications, announced in its latest report that the telecom market sector in Central and Eastern Europe will be able to achieve the increasing growth rates despite of the recent market decline, as the telecom operators in the region have been focusing on entering new lucrative spaces and are willing to revise their current business models.

New Version of Line2 Features Unlimited Carrier-Grade Texting
October 1, 2010 - 11:27 AM - Toktumi, Inc., the company behind the popular app Line2, announced that the SMS-enabled version of Line2, Version 3.0, has been approved by Apple and is now available on iTunes to new and existing customers.

FreePhone2Phone Offers Free Five-Minute International Calls to 55 Countries
October 1, 2010 - 11:14 AM - FreePhone2Phone, an ad-supported VoIP service provider, has launched a new campaign for making free unlimited international calls for five minutes to any of the 55 countries connected with the service including North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.

NextAlarm Celebrates Two Significant Achievements
October 1, 2010 - 8:19 AM - NextAlarm Monitoring Services Inc., a provider of innovative monitoring security and fire alarm systems, announced that it is celebrating two significant milestones, accomplished in the last decade. Its first and loyal customer has completed a 10 year relationship with the company. Secondly, NextAlarm's servers have recently processed its 100 millionth alarm signal.

Freephone2phone Putting Change in US Pockets
October 1, 2010 - 7:47 AM - Any US resident is now able to make free 5-minute long distance calls any time without signing up. Freephone2phone Inc., launched a service, allowing US residents to make free calls to landlines and some mobile numbers in over 50 countries.

Nefsis Introduces Nefsis Basic - A No-Cost Online Video Conferencing Service
September 30, 2010 - 5:58 PM - Nefsis, a provider of online video conferencing services, introduced Nefsis Basic, a new no-cost online service that allows independent contractors, entrepreneurs and small office owners to work with clients and colleagues through easy, secure meetings over the Web.

Armstrong Cable Leverages Sonus Class 4 VoIP Core
September 30, 2010 - 5:11 PM - Armstrong Cable, one of North America's oldest independent cable providers, is undertaking a significant network migration project that includes implementing Sonus Network's Class 4 VoIP Core.

PAETEC Acquisition of Cavalier Carries Some Execution Risk
September 30, 2010 - 4:09 PM - The wisdom of any major acquisition can be assessed only with a bit of hindsight, so the recent PAETEC acquisition of Cavalier Telephone cannot be assessed immediately.

Business IP Telephony Revenues Up 13 Percent for 2010
September 30, 2010 - 3:46 PM - "The market for business Voice over IP services slowed during the financial turmoil of 2009, but we are now seeing a good uptick in new business across all segments, particularly in IP connectivity services," said Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research.

Mitel to Provide IP Telephony for 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales
September 30, 2010 - 3:06 PM - Mitel, which sells unified communications software, has announced that it will provide the IP Telephony System for the 2010 Ryder Cup, taking place Oct. 1 to 3, at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales.

CallTower and Sprint Collaborate to Offer Businesses-Hosted UC Solution
September 30, 2010 - 2:28 PM - CallTower, a provider of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), is working with Sprint to offer a new solution that incorporates CallTower's UCaaS service with Sprint's integrated wireline and wireless networks enabling true mobile Unified Communications.

ATL RespOrg Exhibits Multi-Carrier Routing Arrangement Solutions at ITEXPO
September 30, 2010 - 12:17 PM - ATL is an independent Responsible Organization (RespOrg) providing multi-carrier routing arrangements that give advantages that no single-carrier arrangement can provide. This maximizes the way toll free numbers can work for you by offering the following services...

AT&T Launches Women's Entrepreneur Forum to Meet Communications Technology Needs
September 30, 2010 - 12:09 PM - AT&T has launched the AT&T Women's Entrepreneur Forum to serve its emerging communications technology needs and to make certain that the U.S. women-owned businesses continue to innovate and expand in the market.

Hawaii Dialogix Telecom Initiates Ethernet Migration Program Using Actelis EFM Products
September 30, 2010 - 9:55 AM - Hawaii Dialogix Telecom (HDT), a provider of local and long-distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, and data transport services, has started a widespread Ethernet migration program to change its small business customers from legacy T1 services to new business class broadband services using Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) from Actelis Networks.

Avaya and Skype Partner for Better Business Communications
September 29, 2010 - 4:23 PM - Officials with enterprise communications systems provider Avaya and Skype, a software-based communications platform provider for businesses and consumers, said the companies will work together on this "industry-first" multi-phase deal.

Simplicity is the Key to Selling Hosted Voice Services to Small Business
September 29, 2010 - 1:20 PM - Very-small businesses typically do not have technical staff or the knowledge to understand, much less the time to spend understanding, lots of telecom jargon, says Kevin Baker, Protus Product Marketing Manager.

Pinger to Offer Free VoIP Calling with New App
September 29, 2010 - 12:42 PM - In an effort to parlay its success in the telecom space, Pinger on Tuesday introduced a new voice calling solution for the iPod Touch and the iPhone. The beta service will enable those who download the app to not only send unlimited text messages, but also place and receive phone calls through voice over Internet protocol "VoIP" technology.

AT&T Offers Loans to Cash-Strapped Small Businesses
September 29, 2010 - 9:34 AM - AT&T is making that happen by now providing loans to small businesses looking to deploy new wireless solutions or upgrade existing ones through its financing subsidiary, AT&T Capital Services. Cathy Martine, AT&T executive vice president of Small Business Solutions, made the announcement during her keynote speech at the annual Women Impacting Public Policy Conference in Washington D.C.

Cbeyond Introduces SMBspot.com to Assist Entrepreneurs
September 29, 2010 - 8:45 AM - To provide entrepreneurs with access to expert articles, videos and small business information all designed to help accelerate business growth, Cbeyond, Inc., a premier provider of business IT and communications services to more than 53,000 small businesses across the country, recently introduced SMBspot.com.

8x8 Taps Equinix
September 29, 2010 - 8:17 AM - When it comes to real-time services, latency is a definite no-no. To ensure that it can continue providing customers with high-quality voice, messaging and video solutions, 8x8 Inc. has contracted Equinix to provide it with collocation and interconnection services out of Ashburn, Va.

UniVoIP Giving it Away
September 28, 2010 - 1:27 PM - UniVoIP, a premier advanced business VoIP and hosted PBX provider, announced its offer of free office phones, for a limited time, to all the organizations in Southern California that sign up for its new UniVoIP calling plan through their hosted PBX system in the coming months. The new plan includes free unlimited inbound and intra-office calls, as well as outbound calls that will be charged an unprecedented $0.02 per minute. It offers simplicity as the calls are not routed through the internet, but via a secure T1 connection for the main office, along with one vendor and one bill. Experienced staffs of senior management ensure that the service runs smoothly.

Apple Eyes SMBs
September 28, 2010 - 11:25 AM - With the consumer market already saturated with IPods, IPads and Macbooks of all shapes and colors, it seems that Apple is turning its attention to the business realm. The company is said to be increasing focus on small and midsize business ventures, a market which was once entirely dominated by PC.

Chinook Communications Unveils Integrated Communications Tools for Mobile Workforce
September 28, 2010 - 11:09 AM - There's been a substantial increase in the number of mobile workers -- those who work from home or while traveling -- over the past several months. IDC estimated the world's mobile worker population will hit the one-billion mark this year and grow to nearly 1.2 billion people -- "more than a third of the world's workforce" - by 2013, TMCnet recently reported.

VoIP is Just Getting Started This Decade!
September 28, 2010 - 9:28 AM - Voice over IP's best days are ahead of it, should you look at the results and plans 8x8 and Metaswitch Networks have in store over the next 12 months. I recently talked with both companies and I can't help but think Wall Street and the business media are asleep at the wheel in focusing on flashy-but-chronically nonprofitable companies.

TalkSwitch Signs Caribbean Distributor ComBiz
September 28, 2010 - 7:54 AM - TalkSwitch, the developer of owner-friendly phone systems for small business, has appointed ComBiz, LLC as the official distributor for the Caribbean region.

MyWireless.org Applauds Supporters of the 'Small Business Jobs Act'
September 27, 2010 - 2:36 PM - MyWireless.org, a wireless consumer advocacy coalition, applauded House Leadership and all bill supporters on both sides of the Capitol after the US House successfully passed the 'Small Business Jobs Act,' H.R. 5297, by a vote of 237 to 187. Included was language from the overwhelmingly bipartisan 'MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009,' (Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employees), or the House and Senate companion bills (S. 144 and H.R. 690). The package now heads directly to the President's desk for signature.

Brightstar Reaches Stock Purchase Agreement to Acquire OTBT
September 27, 2010 - 11:03 AM - Brightstar Corp., an innovative global services company that provides services, solutions and value-added distribution that enhance the performance and profitability of device manufacturers, network operators and retailers in the telecommunications industry, recently announced a stock purchase agreement to acquire OTBT, Inc., the first wireless telecommunications distributor focused on providing the value-added reseller and systems integration channel with a single source for all wireless devices, services and software.

Author and Blogger: Communication Necessary to Boost Productivity at Work
September 27, 2010 - 9:56 AM - Denise O'Berry, small-to-medium business blogger and author of "Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success," recently highlighted the need for employees in small-to-medium businesses to interact with team members to increase productivity.

Small Telco Operating Profit Drops Significantly, Study Finds
September 27, 2010 - 9:05 AM - A study of data submitted by 221 small U.S. telcos by Telergee Alliance confirms trends you would expect: Broadband and wireless are growing, cable TV is flat, and voice is declining. As has been the case for several years, operating costs also are growing while profit margins are shrinking.

Leader in Home Medical Equipment Selects EasyLink Services for Fax Solution
September 24, 2010 - 3:48 PM - A national leader in home medical respiratory equipment, services, and medications, has selected EasyLink as its provider for hosted fax services.

NTT Communications Opens New Branch Office in Ayutthaya, Thailand
September 24, 2010 - 10:31 AM - Japan's leading communication company, NTT Communications, has announced an expansion plan in Thailand. Through a recent press release, this wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation has announced that its will be opening a branch office in Ayutthaya, Thailand on September 30. The new branch is expected to give the company greater reach over the offices located in the nearby industrial areas.

Sprint Enhances Small Biz Communications Plans
September 23, 2010 - 5:44 PM - Sprint is spreading that gap, relieving the pressures by offering small firms a new set of combined communications plans that can net them an additional $120 annually in savings that couple one of Sprint's mobile broadband plans with any of its featured voice/data plans like Simply Everything, Everything Business or Everything Data.

Efficiently and Productively Improving SOHO Business
September 22, 2010 - 4:15 PM - Matrix is an ISO 9001 Company and is a leading provider of Telecom and Security solutions for modern businesses and enterprises. As a new addition to its ETERNITY IP-PBX product family, Matrix recently launched the youngest and the smallest member, ETERNITY NE, designed specifically for SOHO businesses. By offering high-end functionalities and features on a single platform with a form-factor synchronous to SOHO needs, ETERNITY NE drastically improves efficiency and productivity.

Oracle Introduces New Products for Communications Service Providers
September 22, 2010 - 3:56 PM - To satisfy the service quality needs of its current and future clients, Oracle, a provider of integrated business software and hardware systems, has introduced new products for communications service providers.

ITEXPO West Speaker: The Innovative Products of Aastra
September 21, 2010 - 9:08 AM - The most interesting things within the communications environment today are the different trends that emerge and the way in which they change. According to Tim Whittington, Executive vice president and general manager with Aastra USA, the most significant trend today is an increasingly mobile workforce. Whittington recently took part in a TMCnet interview with TMC CEO Rich Tehrani in anticipation of the upcoming ITEXPO West 2010 event.

my1voice Introduces New Voicemail Transcription Service
September 17, 2010 - 3:37 PM - Steve Adams, vice president of marketing for Protus, the provider of my1voice, said, "Small business owners often spend quite a bit of time in meetings or outside the office. It's not always convenient to listen to voicemails, especially when they have several waiting. Small business owners often spend quite a bit of time in meetings or outside the office. It's not always convenient to listen to voicemails, especially when they have several waiting. Our new voicemail to text service saves small businesses a tremendous amount of time by allowing them to quickly scan the contents of voicemails wherever they may be, helping them prioritize messages that need to be acted on right away in order to maximize their productivity."

New Pay-As-You-Go Cloud Computing for SMB Markets Launched by Verizon
September 17, 2010 - 12:57 PM - Verizon's new cloud computing which offers computing as a service for small and medium-sized businesses "SMB," will now aid in boosting bandwidth, adding more servers and turning up additional storage capacity for meeting the changing business needs quickly.

InnerPass on 'Cloud 9' with its Cloud Collaboration
September 17, 2010 - 12:41 PM - Skype has enabled individuals and businesses to overcome the barriers of cost, distance and technology from anywhere in the world. With its free Skype-to-Skype video and voice calls, free IM and file sharing, it has created flexible ways of working together. Its premium application - InnerPass - which is being used by businesses for collaboration, announced that it has crossed the threshold of 3 million users.

Communication Infrastructure from Cox Business for Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas Auto Auction
September 17, 2010 - 12:33 PM - Cox Business, will be the telecom provider for Voice and data services for the top car collector events for the Las Vegas Auto Auction of Barrett-Jackson.Barrett-Jackson is the facilitator of auto collector auction. Mandalay Bar Resort and Casino will be the place where this year's event will be held from Sept 23 to Sept 25.

Catalyst Telecom to Bring New Avaya Video Collaboration Solutions to the Market
September 17, 2010 - 12:26 PM - Catalyst Telecom is a sales unit of ScanSource, Inc., and value-added distributor of voice, video and data convergence solutions. With its latest collaboration with Avaya, Catalyst is going to expand its offerings. In a live event in New York City, Catalyst announced that it will be carrying the new Avaya video collaboration solutions, which was launched at the same event. In addition,Catalyst will also be offering Avaya Flare Experience with the Avaya Desktop Video Device, which is scheduled for release later in the year.

AT&T Offers New 'All For Less' Bundle For Small Businesses
September 17, 2010 - 12:22 PM - AT&T, has announced its new All for Less bundle offer, created especially for small businesses. The scheme starts at $90 a month, and the overall pricing will depend on the services purchased. It was created with an aim of getting small businesses to connect with the most relevant business communications technologies, such as tech support or contact center, and data backup services.

engin Reduces Telephony Expenditure in Australia
September 17, 2010 - 10:56 AM - As new voice-over-IP has been around for few years and it is becoming very popular in both the industrial and scientific communities. It is only owing to the widespread availability of broadband access, presence of multitude of VoIP service providers.

Mitel Lands Nemertes Research PilotHouse Unified Communications Vendor Award
September 17, 2010 - 10:05 AM - Mitel Networks, a global provider of business communications solutions and services, won the Nemertes Research PilotHouse Unified Communications Vendor award in the Market Challenger category.

Aculab's New Software Adds More Features to its ApplianX IP Gateway
September 17, 2010 - 9:51 AM - Fax communication has its unique benefits and this is what accounts for renewed interest in fax communication across the sectors. In response to this market demand, Aculab has enhanced its ApplianX IP Gateway with the addition of V2.20 software.

ShoreTel Receives Highest Ratings for IP Telephony Products
September 17, 2010 - 9:39 AM - For the seventh year in a row, ShoreTel, provider of IP phone systems with unified communications, has received the highest ratings for IP telephony products from IT decision makers in Nemertes Research annual benchmark.

SMBs Are Heading toward an Era of Online Collaboration Suites and Beyond E-Mails
September 17, 2010 - 9:26 AM - Small businesses are increasingly being viewed as vital contributors to the economy. Today's SMB market is highly fragmented with the presence of many smaller, more discrete markets. The SMB Group focuses exclusively on researching and analyzing this SMB market and assess for the clients, where they stand in the market today, and the steps they need to take to achieve their desired business goals.

Vonage Picks AudioCodes' VoIP Mobile Access Solutions for Deployment of New Mobile Apps
September 17, 2010 - 8:48 AM - AudioCodes, a provider of VoIP technologies and Voice Network products, has teamed with MailVision, a provider of SIP mobile platforms for wireless and NGN service, and together have enabled Vonage to deliver new mobile VoIP app.

Matrix Rolls Out Integrated IP-PBX for Small Businesses
September 16, 2010 - 4:53 PM - The ETERNITY NE IP-PBX is the latest addition to the company's already existing ETERNITY IP-PBX family, which is specifically designed for SOHO businesses and offers features and functionalities that dramatically improve efficiency as well as productivity.

GENBAND Names VoIP Logic a Master Reseller
September 16, 2010 - 4:06 PM - GENBAND early last year launched its global reseller program, making some in the group master resellers. Verscom was the first to be named a master reseller as part of the effort. This week, GENBAND revealed that VoIP Logic also has been added to that list.

Six Large Corporations Team Up To Simplify Application Process for SMB Vendors through Creation of Public Website
September 16, 2010 - 10:08 AM - Small businesses are to play a greater role in boosting the economy in the upcoming years. State and federal governments and private enterprises are pursuing many initiatives to encourage the growth in SMB sector. A recent announcement by a consortium of large businesses belonging to diverse industry sectors clearly reflects this ongoing process.

ShoreTel Announces an Anti-Complexity Movement
September 15, 2010 - 2:44 PM - ShoreTel, a provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated unified communications (UC), has launched an anti-complexity movement targeted at battling unnecessary and costly complexity in the IP Telephony industry. Moreover, the company attributed its increasing market share and industry accolades for its growing customer recognition that "complexity costs money."

ShoreTel Develops EMEA Specific Online TCO Tool
September 14, 2010 - 9:39 AM - ShoreTel, a provider of IP phone systems with fully integrated unified communications "UC", has announced a series of EMEA-wide TCO training courses which will introduce the new ShoreTel Online TCO Tool.

School Selects Broadcore Hosted VoIP Service Under E-Rate Discounts Program
September 13, 2010 - 6:54 PM - Under this program, hosted VoIP solutions have been designated as a Priority 1 service and help institutions make significant cost savings on their communication expenditure.